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The lack of aircraft for bomber crew training, the delay in the delivery of SM-84bis caused the VVZ (Air Weapons Command) to accept the DLM (Deutsche Luftwaffemision - German Air Mission) offer for the delivery of 10 Fw 58C-2s. The aircraft were delivered and taken over during July 1943, after flying they were assigned to the 41st and training squadron. Their use was quite intensive, they were used for fitness flights and training. On August 4, 1944, Maj. Lisický on Fw.58 with the SNR delegation to the USSR. K. Šmidke was also on board, the dramatic flight ended 60 km from Vinice. On August 31, 1944, another flight followed, which ended with an attack by Soviet La-5s. However, after firing signal flares and flapping their wings, they guided him to the Kalinovo airport. Only two machines managed to fly from Poprad to the rebel territory, the rest were captured by the Germans. One machine was damaged on 10.9. 1944 during the bombing, the second 25.10.1944 tried to fly to Przemyśl, due to engine failure they had to repeat the start. Over the front, it again almost fell prey to the Soviet La-5, the curiosity is that this machine returned to Slovakia after the war and served in the service of the Czechoslovak air force under the designation BZ-7 .